Variable-speed coasting and braking hub.



A. F. RGKWELL.

VARIABLE SPEED @CASTING AND BRAKING' HUB.

APPLICATION FILED ...lm l, 1904.

94%5290 ,l Patented Deo. 7, 1909..

l, Alfil www ' A. I'. ROCKWELL. VARIABLE SPEED GOASTING VBRAKINGr HUB.

APPLICATION vFILED MAR. 1. 1904.

Patented Dec. 7, 1909. 24 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

x, L; .ii'iairiini sin TES .ALBRT F.RCKlV-ELL, OF' B`RISTOL, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR T0 THE NEW DEPAR- 'EURE MANUFACTURING COMPANY', 0F l0F CONNECTICUT.; I Y

BRISTOL, coNNEcTcU'r, A lcomonvisait f .n YABlABLE-SPEED-COASTINGAND BAKING KUB.

Bristol, inthe county oHartfoijd State;

v oli Connec'tic'|t 'hii'vevim'onted certain new and useful Iinproifeineiits )in Variable-Speed (leasting and Braking' Hubs andI do'hereby declare the' 'following' tolse. ffull, clea1,and exact. description of i; 11ev invention, such as.l will `enable others skilled in'ftlie artbtoI whichy it `apperta'i'n's to niake' 'and use tlie same. .Y A. I

The present invention relates. to driying, and brake ineelia'nisinf'or cjfclesf arid-like vehicles anc'l'inore ypar#ic'uliarly; to aback rpedtiling'.l free coasting 'and Ibraking .hnbfpro--/ vided uit'li'a` rariable speed driving. gear; .f

-Tn Letters Patent. No. 745,524,4grantedto menen l)'ec(-r1iib'er1,` w03, therey is disclosed ireeicoasting rand braking.' lutb; `j Inga con-l sti-notion ot tlii'sjkinld-,tlie.,Wheel'hub when clutched 'to t-lle't'lrvvery yis carriedg itlgt=.1(il)y',at. thjesa'iiie;speedA that the driver itsel'fmt.A

desirable, lioiveier; .that itliemratlio'ofv the speedolf ille lull)- a'ild tliefspeedof the'driver be' v irinble, for tlife reason tllatlless l.le'vela-ge' is req u ired by tl'ic ri'clcr when traiielingalong... a lcrelfsiillface tlian whenL seen,l ing an fins. eline; lt is also desirable it ,it Ithe inee-hani[sinl fory sliitbti 11g 'troni "one speed., rtoI another rbe out "rol-led by the iilej' tlno'ti'gll tligpedals', y uteliesfor efy toot-ing* rliiying, lLtiecI cyoiistingandv blgakinfr.. are uom coiitrolled in coasting'hand'braking lnilisi 5,4..

.llio olijectfo'f" el" osentnifentionlislto in'mjfle a free'ctoa. and'tirakingihulbwith in inns controlled by the l pedals 4fQIj,Vtnyin".. tlieratio* between'tliejspeediof.they hub `and i the speed 'iff 't'he'driverffl,l i :M i Ftrltlei'" 'il jeots oft-hefpresent -,invention .ary inl connection 'with the gfollow 'ipt'ioi'i'tlieref.4 N above en'tls" tlie.V` giesent.. vention. {"ancl combinations of` a.nd, p tr" mit..

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y tions. Fig. 12 `is a cross section taken on line 2&2, of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a cross section takenon line 34351, and showing the relation` ofthe driver sleeve to one member of the. speed'jcontrolling clutch, Figs. et, v5 andf'shoui' inI perspective 'tlie'drii/er, the intermediate clutch sleeve and. the brake yactuator?. Figs. 7*,8 and' 9vsl1ow in perspective the 4aurxilia'ry dirivingl'sleeve carrying the` planet- Ar'yLggtears's for engaging with. gear teeth Within the Ahub and upon tlie'b "alie actuator,

theclutclr sleeve for l'engaging directly With ,the hub and the controller for said latter Aslee-ve. Y In'. the draf-iifings, A indicates the hub shell haviligthe usual; flanges a and al for receiving'spokes, and B' represents the usual stationaryf-:frgde supported Withiny the rear "fork of tlhebicyele and. upon which the co1nponent parts' i mounted.'

C .indicates the'usualdriving sprocket or -gearflocatednbone end of the hub and screwed'orfotherwise'Secured to the drivery .(51, tle driverlieing'supported at. one end Aupon balls-c yseated upon a bearing' on the cone 01. One 'end of the hub Shell yis .supported upon balls@2 seated' upenn bearing civ on the exterior of the driver. The fsilec-ie G fthefdriier'extends well into the 'ih ub'andiisprovidedfon its exterior with a 'screw tliread ofrib CEAL'. At the opposite end 1.01 tliehubethere is" arranged suitable brak- .,ing-mechanism?D, referably "of the type ot'vth'e hub` mechanism are .tuatoIDlL vThe brake consists of a number '-...of fopelr'springrings (J adaptedto be ex?` i panded agamst aLbi-alclng' surface A1 Within vthe brake `drum A2." The :brake .rings Aare lielo'l'ffi'ted-y :ttforie end through theiri engagef ment lwith 'studs d@ passing through the ref taining lpltes'd and in'lto'the adjusting .iwliii'cli' fen ragein" notclies d? .in one of the rel,u

serve @furthe-insecure and .support the. ne'exid oit" 'the brake rings.y

`.portion of thebicyele frame by means of the anchoring arm al". When the brake actuaall the parts assembled and in neutral positorf'Ul is turnedin one direction, the expanding levers all act upon the free ends of fixed ends of the brake rings.

i the A clutch sleeve E is mounted uponA the. driver sleeve. andis provided with an internal spiral oovee'adapted Atoyengailfe with thethrea G3 of the driver sleeve. T e inner end. of the clutch sleeve E .i's c upshaped so as to form an external conical clutch-face E1, adapted to engage with a complementary clutch face A? Withinthe y 'hub shell-,and to provide for thenesting of this sleeve with an auxiliary vdriving; ,sleeve F and an' intermediate clutch sleeve (1.-

the usual '-'resilient vring-like clutch I controller El".

. Upon the forward rotation of the sprocket wheel the .screw thread of the driver sleeve causes theclutch sleeve E to be moved laterally so as to bring its clutch face Elinto engagementv with the clutch face A? within the hubgshell, .thereby clutchingthe driver to the'hub'and causing the hub to move forf ward at the saine rate yof s eed .las that ofy the'driver. Whenthe sproc et wheel is ro-fy tated in a .backward direction or when it vis heldv 'stationary while the' h'ub continues to rotate, the clutch sleeve E. Ais 'unclutched from `the hub'shell, thereby ermittin the. wheel to runpfreelyj and 1n ependent y of the driving mechanism.-

In order vthat the brake. maybe applied 'upon the backward rotationof the driver through va definite angle there is'- rovided an. intermediate clutch sleeve..G W ich-has an internal'spiralgronve g also adapudtoA wees@ with-the thread' Cs upon the mi` slaags T fornindvi-th an interior Haring clu'tch,

G1. zyrlnch. coperates with a complementari, clutch ffice D? 'upon the brake'factuato D12 Consequently, .upon the-rotation of the driver in' afbackward direction, thev clutch' sleeve E wi'llbe moved'later'ally so as .to be.-

come disengaged from the hub shell and the intermediate clutch sleeve willbe,y likewise movedsofas to bring its clutch face Gll into enga' ment with ,the` clutch face D.upon

ako actuator. A further backward turning off-the' driver wil-lethen :tause thebrake actuatorto be likewise rotated, .ex-f pending the brakervltlings. y A subsequent for-1 th frm@ ia brake" actuator',itlireby releasing. the brake..

ward turnin lo te drlver again' releases *elutch sleeve .front they ,In order thatthehubhnaylfbe driven at p;- hlgli'er rate of speed ,than't e speed 'of the driver, therey is provided auxilio drivingl mechanism, together with means or bringit into play` or rendering it inoperative,-

The clutch sleeve E has a sliding connection with .retalnin vthe pinions. Y,

'with the teeth o the pinions F2. #M

lie auxiliar he `intermediate clutch; sleeve.. ist

.solas toy estesov Briefly stated, this auxiliary driving mechanlsm 'comprlses a series ot planetary gears supported upon an eleni'entfwhieh is adapted to'be clutched toand unclutched from the driver sleeve, said gears engaging respec tively with teeth upon a fixed support and teeth upon the interior of the liubshell, whereby, when the supportingelement is `clutched to the driver sleeve, the hub shell is driven from the planetarygears, causing it to revolve at a greater rate of. speed" than that of the driver vand driver sleeve.

g The auxiliary driving,r mechanism consists of a sleeve l `-tlanged at one end, `as at F1,

and provided with` internal..,f,and external seat'sf andv f1,- which 'engage respectively with balls fz and f3, 'tlie'jinner -set of balls restingupon a .suitable bearing d upon the .brake actiiatr DE. and the outer set of balls f" Vservi to su port one-end of the hub 4: upon the flange F1. ale a series opinions F2, there being four of 'these pinins shown inthe drawin but the .number may, of course, be varie These pinions are mounted u' on stub shafts F3, one end'of each of whlch isl riveted to the flange Ffandithe' other endx to an annular abling -t e auxiliary driving sleeve tobe removed from the hub without disarranging e brake actuator D1 is' providedY with plate Ff, this construction ven.-

vear teeth D* extending about .its 'circumterence, and the interior of the hub shell adjacent the brake surface is provided Awith 'sixnilarA teeth A4, .the teeth uponthe brake actuatornand u on the'hub shell meshing If the hub shell.' free and driving sleeve .is rotated the' hub shell wi l ey would have if the hub the -brakefoot'uatqr acts as a rigid sup rt.

about which -the pinions travel and the'. ub-

shell inturn llsnpon the pinions.

The au ryjdrlv gtsleeve F is driven bymeans ofthe driv 'f 1 andits sleeve C2 clutch sleeve G. Whenl otherwise xfree, the

',.intermedigte clutch sleeve EGM is, moved laterally upon 1a forward rotation of the'drivxg'1 p l ring its clutch face G into enga ment with an internal clntchfaee F"I`o t the ,driver and a'slight're wligjoyment through 'the intervention o f the intermediate i' alii, her Vratey :of speed than that. of the cinici sleeve; consequently tlre moment t e clutch faire Elcontacts with the clutch face,

A3 theclute'h sleevewill be rotated in a. 'forward direction, namely in the direction which unscrews it from the driver sleeve and out of operative engagement with lthe hub shell.

lt evident that unless some means were rovided Jfor 'restraining the intermediate clutch sleeve il, it would be moved laterally at all timesj so as to engage with the auxiliarydriving sleeve upon a torwardrot-ation provide somemeans, under the control o the rider, .for preventing the intermediate clutch sleevefrom comin .into clutching engagement with the auxi' iary driving sleeve when it isdesirefd todrive the hub shell direct-ly from the driver by means of the clutch sleeve E; ,To this end. there is provided a fixed. Stop for preventing lateral movement of the intermediate sleevewhen desired, which stop maybe withdrawn in order to. permit lateral movement of said sleeve. -'l`liis sto l consists oi" a tubeH having the annular y ange .H1

`which is Supported .upon the axle. andwith.- p

The tube is slottedms at h, andapin 71.1, which projects from the.

in the driver sleeve.

axle B through this slot., permits the tube to ,have ay sliding movementalong lthe axle, but nota rotative movementv thereof. The flange lll is adapted to abut against ,an internal shoulder .upon they intermediate clutch sleeve, lAtytlie -opposite 4end of the tube are .formed a series ot' ratchet teeth H2, these teethfbei'ng lc ut into lthe edge ofthe tube so as to meshfvvith eorrespondingteethl1 upon the controller la... The teeth'HL Aand l1 are` constructedso asiste have broad end faces, whereby a considerablehearing surface 1s provided tet-'Ween the respective teeth when 'they/are o ut of mesh and one set of teeth abats agi mst the ends ot'. the other. In

Fig.v .lv of the drawing, these teeth are' illustrated as'being out of interlocking engagelnentand abutting against each other. In this position vthe flange lll of the tube H enthe shoulder l of the intermediate clutch sleeve so as to prevent the sleevefrom movingl laterally into..clutching;y engagement with the auxiliary drivingsleeve; and,since the controller l abats against the cone o" screwed upon tlieaxle, the sleeve il in this positionalfords a ierfectly rigid stop for leiding the intermediate clutch sleeve inopt is therefore necessar to .intermediate clutch 'sleeve 'titi erative. By rotating; the controlliafi so as lo permit 'tht` teeth li 2 and il to position themselves to become interloclted, the inter mediate clutch-sleeve is released, whereupon it vmay he moved laterally to' engageuvith the 70' auxiliary driving sleuven In order that the latiil'al. shittingof 'the' tube Il need not be perfdrmed hy l'he'interuli-diate clutc'hsleeve, there is` provided `a spring (11" seated within a recess d" in' the I5 end o t` the brake actuator D'. "s'sooi1, therefore, as th'l controller l is sli l trom the position shown in Fig. 1 to a position in which theteeth and H2v may7 interlock, the

spring f" forcesthe tube lilaterally for a` 80 distance equal to the depth ot these teeth.

1 y'l'he controller l vis operated by the driver. The-interior of the driver sleeve contains aseries of fine teeth C* Wliiehfextei'ul lungi`l tudinally Within therecess Cf". These teeth 35 are designed to coperatewith a pawl or pawls I carried by the controller'l.' "When .the driver and driver sleeve are turned backl wardly, vthe ands-I3 are engaged( by'v the teeth C* Within lthe sleeve 'ant'."the controller' 901 turns with the sleeve.

During` the ordinary' propelling4 ofy the hub, the controller vl is in the position .in- .l dicatedv in Fig. 1. If it is desired tocoast,

the operator merely holds theJ pedals staj'.

tionary. l If it is desired, on the other hand, to .brlng lnto play the' Vaumliary` driving' mechanism, the pedals are lturned haelt rd slightly soas to shift `the controller 'lj' sufi cientlytov permit the spring d, throw 10g the tube H laterally/*to release 'the interna diate clutch sleeve.v Upon` forivard pedal-- ing again Vthe 'thread C3- upon Vthedriver" sleeve shifts the intermediate clutch sleevey -so as to clutch it to Vthe auxiliary driving sleeve F, land upon the further forward movement fof the pedals,- tlie huh shell is driven, not directly from' t'hedriver,'but at 1 an increased speed with relation thereto. Y

It',f instead of 'desiringto bring; into play 11o i thel rauxiliary driving nmchanism. it I1vv the desire of the rider to apply thebralu ,'then' a further backward movement ot' the pedals s after Ithe tube H had been shifted late fally will cause the teeth H2 to ride up the i-u- 115 clined facesl of theiteetlil", l'niiipiugrA these parts again into the samejrelative positions hown 1n Fig. l, While at the samel time 'the 1 intermediate clutch sleeve will have heen shifted laterally into clutching"engagenwnt 1'20 with the brake actuator, clutching it to tliedrlverf leeve and causingit to heluined W1th-t1hed1ver to apply the brakes.- 'll'hen it is desired to release the brakes, the pedals@ A' are rotated in a forward direction, the ('on- *125g therel g slntted laterally out of engagement with the .brake actuator and continues" its ilat eral movement until the shoulder (lf'ffc'omes 130 i driver sleeve.

Iinto contact with the-flangeHl, whereupon the further lateral movement of thesleeve `is prevented, During the further rotation of Ithe driver sleeve to efect the clutching engagement between the sleeve E and the hub shell, the intermediate clutch sleeve re\ volves lwith the driverl sleeve. mediateA clutch sleeve G is grooved in its -outer surface as-at G and, seated Within this groove-is an open` spring ring or'band (Jr7 Whichprojects slightly beyond the surface of the -sleeve and binds upolr the in-A 'terior of the auxiliary driving sleeve F,

4ing through the ltube ll, presses the controller I against the cone c1 so as to cause `anintermeshing of the teeth 'between the con? troller and conc.

The operations of the various parts have been fully ydescribed in the foregoing dcscription relating to the con-struction thereof and further exposition of the operation is therefore deemed unnecessary. Having described my invention I claim as new and desire to protect. by Letters Patent of the` United Statcsz* l. A coasting and braking-hub having in combination,-

driver, an auxiliary driver arranged Within the hub', brake mechanism, and means for clutching thedriver to the auxiliary driver or to the brake mechanism.'

l 2. Agcoasting and braking hub having' in@ combination, a driver, an auxiliary d iver arranged within the hub, and brake' echanism, together with means for clutching-thev driver to the hub, to the auxiliary driver' or to the brake mechanism.

a A coasting upd bmriughub having' in combination, a driver, an auxiliary drlver l -within andfgeared tothe hub, and brake -mechanism, together with clutch mechanism for clutching the driver to thehub, to the auxiliary Idriver or to the brake mechanism,

p or for releasingthe drivertherefrom.

4. A coasting and braking hubhavingin `4 combination, an auxiliary IdriverV arranged ..0 4vvlthxi and geared to the hub, brake mechanisha, and means for clutching the driver to the auxiliary driver or to the brake mechan- 45v. A coasting and Braking hubhaving'incombination, a main driver, togetherwith meansfor clutching it to the hub,'aa `br ake The interrelease said stop.

actuator, van auxiliary driver, and an intermediate clutch element ,for connecting the main drlver With the brake actuator or with the auxiliary driver.

6. A: coasting and braking hub having in combination, a maindriver together with means `for clutching iti to the hub, a brakeactuator, an auxiliary driver, an intermediate clutch element for clut ing the mai-n driver to the brake\actuator illary driver, a sto to the anxp for holding said interiate clutch clement out of engagement Wit 1 the auxiliary driver and means oper-` ated `by back pedaling-for releasing-,said stop.

7'. A coasting hub having in combination, a main driver together With means for clutching it to the hub, an auxiliary driver, a friction clutch for connecting sai main driver to said auxiliary driver, a op to rendersaid clutch inoperative, and means voperated upon back pedaling 'for releasing said stop.

8. In a device of the character indicated, theA combination with a dri-ven hub, of a main driver, an auxiliary driver, operative connection between said main driver 'and said hub andbetween said auxiliary/ driver and said hub, a laterally shiftable clutch for operatively connecting and discorinecting said main driver. and said auxiliary driver, and. means whereby said clutch is' .shifted upon movement of said main driver-Q` 9. A coasting hub having in combination, a main driver at one end thereof and an auxiliary driver at the other end, a clutch for )connecting the main driver to the auxiliary driver operated by the forward turning of the main driver, a stop forgrenderrin said clutch inoperative,and means operate upon the backward turning of the mainpdriver to 10. A coasting and braking hublaving in, combination, a main driver at one end thereof, brake mechanism and an auxiliary driver at the other-end, and means for frictionally clutching the driver to the brake mechanism or to the auxiisrv' driver.

11, VA coasting andbraking hub having in combination, amain driver at one end there-l vof,an` auxiliary driver and brakemechanisin'at theo'ther end, a sleeve extending-from the main driver into the hub, and a,v clutch for connecting said sleevewith the auxiliaryy driver or With the brake mechanism.

tion, a mainfl driver, an auxiliary driver, brake mechanism, 4and aflaterally movable clutch member ,forV connecting the {nain} driver tothe auxiliary driveror to the brake mechanism, "l

13. A coasting hub having in combination, a' main driver, an auxiliary' driver,

clutchmembers movable laterally upon the forv'vardturning of the mainvdriverto con- 1 2() 12.A coasting hub having in combina opposite end of the hub iconsistirigf-ofs anm provided' vvjithu.

auxiliary driving element pinions Whicliengage respectivelylwitli gear Jteeth upon a fixed support and gear teeth within Land rigid with the hub, and a clutch for connecting togetherthe main'driver and' the auxiliary driving eleifnent.y l5. A; coasting hub having in Combina?V tion, a main driver Located at one end there;` or", an auxiliary driver at the `oppositeenlfy thereof, sleeves extending from said mainl driverand from said auxiliaryA driver intothe hub, and means eemprieing a friction.y eliitehfor clutching said ,sleevesitgetherrf 1G. hub l'iiivingL ineombination, amiiin, dri ver, an auxiliary driver,y a .clutch member for connecting the main drivery Iandv auxiliary driver operated by. the, forward tiiiniiiigg ii/il the main driver, and a stop for engaging? auch clutch memberbefore it emefe into,

operative relation ivithfthe' auxiliary d river. y

v driven Y I ncliinbe,re', einen intermediate 'drivingl f member, means orrele' ably connecting the 17. A hub havingin combination, ya main driveryan auxiliary driver, a .clutch member operated by the "forward turning of the nia-iiivx driver to' f-llitrli the main driver and aiixil iary driver together, a stop forliolding; the'A clutch member out of engagement with the auxiliary driver, and means .operated .by the backward turning ofi the main vdriver for, controlling said stop. i. i

151 ii coasting` hub having in ,coiiibiii'al tion, a main driver, an auxiliary driver, a sleeve extendingfiiroin said main driver into. the hub, v eliileliee mounted upon said sleeve and operated by the forward turning ofthe Ii'iiain driver for(-:iinn'ectiiig` they driver with the liiili or iiith t'lie auxiliarydrivel', andal sto-iicontrolled by the inain driver for renv ldriven ineinb'e member, in eam f drivirigg' and .interi'iiedia deiii'igthe eluteli betweentlie driver ianilh auxiliary dri ver inoperative.

il). The Veoinliiiiatioii fivitli l a; huln o" driviiiif` member, eiierafive .connection li, tween the' Same and said hub, an aiixiliai'y driving,v niei'iibei' within the l'iiib,v operai'ive, V iziiiiiieetion between said auxiliary driving ineinlieraiid Said, hub, and ii'ieaiisl aetiiated liy and sliflable on said driving iiieiiiliei"` foi- A i'eleaieably Ieeniiec'iiig Said driving ineinbei and said auxiliary drivingnienil'iei'. i

20. The eemliination with driving' and driven ineiiiliere,l of an auxiliary diiviiigf nienibei', a brake ymeehaiilem,and a lilleli actuated by the driving member and having one lace eoiperatiiig with said brake mech.- anifsiii and another face ooperating with `preventing` or; `-periiii(tuig the operation e said auxiliardriving member, whereby Said driving;l member ea'nl be releasab'ly connected said ` rel'leal'sablj secu.

i the ire'taiiiiiitlfiiieiiriejand nection, a" brake n'ieelianism, means for rel means for directly and ,driveiiinei bers.Y

23.' .'1 h`e combination with driven mei'ribergrof .ime'diate driving,` nienilierS, ndl a ,stop member'movable ti'iward an' preventing the releasable eoiineetion, 24ml heA combination with ,trivin'g-i and member, meansl atljaeeiit tlie yinteriii'ediat'e member `t`or coiin 'eetiiig the latter "to thedriv. ,ing riienibeiyizind nieanseiirried by the v' .named v means and frietionially engaging-the glea'sbly ee'uring'the brake A'mechanisi'nor the il-drivln 4(zonnet-tion to the drivinnr nieinberi"l f v i wif -vi iiD i ,f

land meansl iiidependentjlof"the liretntiined' onnetii'i'g the driving driving and ite'rlajiediat driving i ember, and 1 ins ea edl o vjtlie `first-iiamed means intermediate driving iiienil'ieito 'preventrofv with.' fdrivirfgk and leas vmeans movable in ofpfib,

theiiret'aiained. mea is, and means noriiialiy vl-iiiiitroii'itsniiivei y nation ivitli therein, a` reeilieiit member: ifeee'iveil iii the tendingr to' force the: efintioil'ing'means ,toone gagging they controller.

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28. In a vehicle, the'combination'with driving land driven members, of an mter-v mediate driving connection', a ooved imeans for releasably securing the driving member' and intermediate connection together, 9on-y troller, and means on the controllerreceived,y I

in the roove in thel rst namedrmeansfthe contro er being actuatedy from' the/ driving member to release the vltvnmqd means.

29. `Inla vehicle, the"'combination with' driving and driven means, 'of an intermediate drivin connection means carriedby and traveling ongittidinall y in eitherlldirectiom upoi the driving means for connecting the driving means and .theintermediate driving connection, and similar means also carrie b and travelingupon the driving means for irectly connecting the' driving and driven 30. In a `vehicle,= the combination-.with

driving and driven members, of an intermediate driving connection, `lon itudiiially y traveling means for securing't e driving' member and driving connection releasably together, and a controller movable in a path parallel with the path of movement ofv'said means,- the` controller being adapted to rcleasably engage said means and permit or prevent the coupling ofthe drivingmembei" 'and connection. z A

3l. In a vehicle, the combinationwith drivin and driven members, of an interline-v diate riving connection, meanslfor-conn'ecti ing thedriving member and connection, and

4the controller bein i drivin I and driven members, of an intermediete ably securing the connection to the driving member, a controller, one end of which en- 5o iiving connection, means 'for releasgages jlthe' said;meang'tliegpposite end of v 'frecesse and a similarly'l recessed member fen agcdby the recessed end of the contro ler, the recessed member beingoperableby the driving member.

34. Iiifa vehicle, the combination with drivin and driven members, of. an intcrme vdiate driving connection, means for releasably connecting thedrivin memberand connection, a controllerloose y engaging the said means and recessed at one'end, a similarly recessed member op osiiig'the recessed end of the controller, and) means carried by the recessed member and engagingthe driv- 'reeessed member opposin ,of thelcontrollenmeans or rotatin the reing member for rotating .the former.

35: In a vehicle, the combination with drivin and driven members, of an intermeconnection, al controller engaged by the means and recessed at one end, a similarly the recessed end cessed member relative to the contro 1er, and means' for impeding the rotation of the recessedl member.

.$36. Inrafvehicle, the combination with Adrivin and driven members, of an interme- ,diate-l riving connection within.the driven member, means for releasably connecting the driving member `and connection, a controller engaged by said means and ermittin .or preventing the operation rotatable with res vect thereto for governing the actuation of `t ie controller.

37. The combination in a vehicle, with Idriving and drivenrnembers, of an intermediate connection, means releasably connecting the driving member and connection, a

"hereof, -an -aimeans engaged by the controller Vand diatev riving connection, means for releasably connectmg the driving member and longitudinally movable controllerk engaged 4 bythe means and permitting or preventing',

its operation iiione direction, means rotatable with respect -to the controllerand en` gaged thereby for permitting longitudinal movement thereof, and means carried bythe rotatable means and engaged by 'the'driving member when vthe latter is rotatedlin one direction Afor releasably locking the driving member and rotatable means together.

38.,"lhe combination with driving and driven members, ofA the following elements confined withntlie' driven member: anhin- -teiincdiate connection, means for i'eleasably 4connecting the drivingmember and connection together, and means controlled by the driving member for .permitting or reventing the operationfof said first-name means.`

f 39. A gearing for vehicles comprising driving and` driven members, an intermediate connection within tlie'drivcn member, 'a brakel mechanism, meanscarried and oper ated by thel` driving member for connecting the brake mechanism .or the intermediate connection to the driving member, and means under ythe cont-rol of the driving member -for rmitting or preventing the operation: of t e tiret-namedl means to connect the intermediate connection with the driving member. y

40.]A multiple Aspeed gearing comprising a'driven' member, 'a driving member vextendin mart-way therethrough, an interme- .diete riv'in Aconnection wi in .the driven member, an lmeans actuated by the driving member vfor connecting the latter either to the'di'iven'v member orto the intermediate connec tion. y' y 411. A- multiple speed gear comprising 'a hub, a driving member extending part-way eis/2,520

thereacross, an intermediate drivingconnection within the hub, and inc-ans carried and actuated by the driving member for coniiectin the latter directlyv to the intermediate riving connection. v 4Q. In a variable speed mechanism, the combination oil a driving element, ii driven element` an intermediate ,driving comzeciion Within the driven element, means ttor releasably connecting the intcrnii-diatif c Lctien to the drivinT eienient. a coiitroiier .or per mitting or preventing the operationeif the means iiioiie direction, and means tor posi# tively actiating the controller in one direction. i 43. 1n a variable speed mechanism, the combination with a driven member pro vided with a braking hub, oi internal teeth carried by the hub, driving member, an intermediate driving connection adapted to engage the teeth on the braking;r hub, brake mechanism, and means for connecting the driving member with the brake niechanisi'n or Withthe intermediate coiiiiectioi'i.

44. A coasting and braking` mechanism comprisiiiga. drivingmember, ay driven niembei', an intermediate drivinl ci'mneetion within the driven member am actuated by the drivingr member and engaging' the driven iiiciiiber, brake mechanism, and means Jfor connecting the driving member to the driving" connection or to vthe brake mechanism.

A coasting and braking` device come lirising a driving' ineitibei', a driven member. an interinei'liate driving` connection within the driven member in engagement with the driven ini-anbei' and actiiated by the driving member. a brake mechanism, and means for i-cleasably connecting` the driving and driven members directly, the driving and intermediate driving members` or the drivF in; incinber and brake mechanism.

46. A device of the character described oiii} )1'isiiiga drivingmembcra driven ineinlier, an intermediate driving),- connection in engagement with the driven member. a brake mechanism. and means within the driven member for releasably oonnoctiiig; the

driving member directlyI withthe driven member, or 'to the intermediate driving connection or to the brake mechanism, or Jfor releasing the driving member therefrom.

47. A mechanism comprising a driving member, a driven member, an intermediate driving connection geared to the driven.'

member,l brake mechanism, and means within the driven member for reieasably connecting the driving` iiienibcr to the intermediate driving` connection or to the bra-ke niechanisn'i.

4S. A coasting and bra king linb having iii combination, a driver. :in auxiliary driver :ii-ranged within the linb and `geared thereto,

clutch connections for connecting thedriver a brake mechanism, and ciutch'mechanisms for clutching' the driver withthe hob er with the auxiliary driver or with the brake mechanism. siii'istantiaiiy as described.

50. The combination with a hub, driving member, e, shi Ftable driving Connector adapted to opeiativeiy connect said drivingn member and said hub, and meansA whereby inoven'ient of said driving member serves to positively shift said connector into connect,- ingl position, of means for preventing;` move- :aienty of said connector into connecting gesition when said driving member is given con nector-shi'tt ing movement.

51. The combination with a heb, a driving member, and driving connection be tween said hub and driving member, of a second driving connection between saidhub and driving member and including ay shift- -abie drivinconnector, means whereby movement oiP said driving member serves to positiveiy shift said eonnectorinto driving position, and means for preventing movement of said connector into connecting,` position when. seid driving member is given con nectar-shifting movement.

The combination witha hub, a driving i'nemher, and driving" connection between said hub and driving member, oi' a second driving connection between saidhnb and driving,- member and including a shift abie driving connector having threaded shiftinfr connection with said drivingmeniber, W ereby movement of said driving member can shift said connector into diiv` with the heb or 'with the auxiliary driver,

movement of said connector into connecting position when said driving member is given conneeto'r-shifting; movement.

53. The combination with a hub, a. driving member, and a brake, of a driving connection between said heb and driving` meney bei', `a second driving connection between said elements-and including a shifta'bie con-- nector, and means whereby one character of back pedaiing of said driving member causes said connector to be shifted into driving position and anotlierpharacterof backpedalingof said driving member causes said connector to operate sain brake. f

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT F. ROCKY/TEM@ Witnesses:

Cime. T. Timemviii', fi/*rrr Piton. 

